FSU Men's Basketball - 1977-78 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Hugh Durham, Head Coach Larry Gay, Assistant Coach Morris McHone, Assistant Coach John Sodec, Assistant Coach ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
![]() Harry Davis |
Jerry Cox, 6-4, 175, G, Indianapolis, IN (Broad Ripple/Wabash Valley CC) - Cox, who played basketball the last two winters at Wabash Valley Junior College in Mt. Carmel, Il, was Florida State's first signee of 1977...Seminole head coach Hugh Durham has designs of using the Indiana native at the "big guard" position..."Jerry is a fine shooter and good ball handler who likes to lead the fast break," Durham said. "We've got good guards coming back off last year's team but with the league (Metro) we're playing in a team needs plenty of guards"...Cox averaged 13 points per game and seven rebounds last winter for Wabash...in his first year at the junior college, he picked up 12 points per game and seven rebounds...A native of Indianapolis, In, Cox played high school ball at Brooke Ripple...he carried a 3.0 grade point average in junior college and was vice president of the student body.
Bobby Parks, 6-0, 165, G, Clearwater (Clearwater) - Bobby could be the real sleeper on this year's Seminole team...after a good career at Clearwater High under coach Jack Wilson, he made everybody sit up and take notice with his play in the national AAU tournament...as the starting point guard, Parks led his team to the finals of the prestigious national affair against some of the best amatuer basketball talent in the land...Parks has great quickness and is an excellent ball-handler...Durham feels he is one of the mmost fundamentally sound young players on the club..."All he needs is some playing experience on the major college level and he'll help us," says the coach. "He's not a tricky player but he has the moves and the ability to get the job done. We feel confident after watching his play in the AAU tournament that he will be a tremendous asset to our program"...at only 6 foot, Parks has great leaping ability and has proven that by his ability to dunk the ball...he needs some work on his shooting but with his floor leadership should step in to provide some excellent depth at the point position...Parks is an excellent student who is completing basic studies at Florida State.
1978 Roster - By Name
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 So * Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
* 20 James Bozeman F 6-5 190 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
* 34 Murray Brown F 6-7 190 So * Tampa (Robinson)
* 12 Jerry Cox G 6-4 175 Jr Indianapolis, IN (Broad Ripple/Wabash Valley CC)
* 42 Harry Davis F-C 6-7 220 Sr *** Cleveland, OH (Cathedral Latin)
* 22 Mickey Dillard G 6-2 160 So * Dania (Nova)
3 Ron Ealy F
* 32 Eugene Harris G 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Scottsboro, AL (Scottsboro)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 160 So * Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 220 So * Orlando (Evans)
* 14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 Jr-R * Chester, PA (Chester)
* 11 Bobby Parks G 6-0 165 Fr Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 24 Jim Smith F 6-6 210 Sr-R ** Lake Worth (Lake Worth/North Carolina)
* 10 David Thompson F 6-8 195 Sr ** Boston, MA (Stoughton/Lake City CC)
1978 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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3 Ron Ealy F
* 10 David Thompson F 6-8 195 Sr ** Boston, MA (Stoughton/Lake City CC)
* 11 Bobby Parks G 6-0 165 Fr Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 12 Jerry Cox G 6-4 175 Jr Indianapolis, IN (Broad Ripple/Wabash Valley CC)
* 14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 Jr-R * Chester, PA (Chester)
* 20 James Bozeman F 6-5 190 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
* 22 Mickey Dillard G 6-2 160 So * Dania (Nova)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 160 So * Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 24 Jim Smith F 6-6 210 Sr-R ** Lake Worth (Lake Worth/North Carolina)
* 32 Eugene Harris G 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Scottsboro, AL (Scottsboro)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 220 So * Orlando (Evans)
* 34 Murray Brown F 6-7 190 So * Tampa (Robinson)
* 42 Harry Davis F-C 6-7 220 Sr *** Cleveland, OH (Cathedral Latin)
* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 So * Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
1977-78 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Dave Cowens 18 C Boston Celtics
Noles in the Pros - 1
1978 Schedule and Results
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| ROLLINS COLLEGE | W 83-59 | ||||||||||
| TROY STATE | W 110-82 | ||||||||||
| SAINT LEO COLLEGE | W 90-49 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH FLORIDA Big Sun, St. Petersburg, Fl |
W 76-67 | ||||||||||
| SETON HALL Big Sun, St. Petersburg, Fl |
W 94-63 | ||||||||||
| TEXAS A&M Birmingham Classic, Birmingham, Al |
W 100-77 | ||||||||||
| NAVY Birmingham Classic, Birmingham, Al |
W 82-55 | ||||||||||
| MISSOURI Orlando, Fl |
W 97-64 | ||||||||||
| CINCINNATI | L 75-77 | ||||||||||
| TULANE Pillsbury Holiday Classic, Bloomington, Mn |
W 71-56 | ||||||||||
| MINNESOTA Pillsbury Holiday Classic, Bloomington, Mn |
L 74-88 | ||||||||||
| TULANE | W 87-85 | ||||||||||
| FAIRLEIGH-DICKINSON | W 85-43 | ||||||||||
| TULANE | W 103-85 | ||||||||||
| CINCINNATI | W 76-66 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE | W 70-66 | ||||||||||
| SAINT LOUIS | W 88-75 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH ALABAMA | L 56-58 | ||||||||||
| SAINT LOUIS | W 72-68 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE | W 95-89 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE | W 89-82 | ||||||||||
| UNC-CHARLOTTE | L 79-88 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE | W 81-70 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 78-72 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH Metro Regular Season Champ |
W 85-82 | ||||||||||
| ORAL ROBERTS OT |
W 80-76 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH Metro, Cincinnati, Oh |
W 71-69 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE Metro Championship, Cincinnati, Oh |
L 93-94 | ||||||||||
| KENTUCKY NCAA, Knoxville, Tn |
L 76-85 | ||||||||||
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 23- 6 10- 1 6- 2 7- 3
VS METRO CONF 12- 1 6- 0 5- 1 1- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 2- 3 1- 0 1- 1 0- 2
FINAL AP - 15
FINAL UPI - 12
1977-78 - 30 Point Club
Name Date Opponent FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS
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Harry Davis 02/04/78 SAINT LOUIS 13 20 6 9 32
Harry Davis 02/11/78 MEMPHIS STATE 11 15 9 19 31
1977-78 - 15 Rebound Club
Name Date Opponent O-REB D-REB TOTAL
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David Thompson 12/01/77 TROY STATE 6 10 16
Harry Davis 11/28/77 ROLLINS COLLEGE 5 10 15
1977-78 - 10 Assist Club
Name Date Opponent Assists
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Tony Jackson 12/17/77 NAVY 12
1977-78 EOY Stats
FSU TOTAL POINTS 2,416
Opp TOTAL POINTS 2,090
Name GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG REB AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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Harry Davis 28 28 941 217 376 .577 112 179 .626 546 19.5 208 7.4 73 2 36 59 14 34
David Thompson 29 17 850 175 362 .483 49 69 .710 399 13.8 211 7.3 83 1 28 62 13 52
Mickey Dillard 29 2 634 153 282 .543 92 120 .767 398 13.7 74 2.6 92 4 64 69 9 31
Eugene Harris 28 27 724 153 314 .487 33 51 .647 339 12.1 85 3.0 73 3 56 51 2 40
Kris Anderson 29 29 905 93 167 .557 49 60 .817 235 8.1 193 6.7 72 1 36 47 11 26
Tony Jackson 29 29 864 68 194 .351 36 64 .563 172 5.9 79 2.7 58 166 107 2 73
Murray Brown 28 1 402 61 98 .622 46 66 .697 168 6.0 111 4.0 49 1 4 34 14 6
Hank Mann 27 12 308 49 117 .419 10 41 .244 108 4.0 55 2.0 50 1 4 20 2 7
Jim Smith 24 113 14 21 .667 4 9 .444 32 1.3 26 1.1 12 9 14 0 2
Donnie Kuhl 8 24 0 5 .000 5 11 .455 5 0.6 13 1.6 6 0 3 2 0
Bobby Parks 9 23 1 6 .167 3 7 .429 5 0.6 9 1.0 1 3 3 0 4
James Bozeman 10 28 2 8 .250 1 4 .250 5 0.5 7 0.7 3 0 3 0 2
Jerry Cox 2 6 0 5 .000 2 2 1.00 2 1.0 3 1.5 3 0 1 0 0
Ron Ealy 1 3 0 3 .000 2 3 .667 2 2.0 5 5.0 1 0 0 0 0
Team 82 0.0
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FSU 29 986 1958 .504 444 686 .647 2416 83.3 1161 40.0 576 13 406 473 69 277
Opp 29 861 1875 .459 368 533 .690 2090 72.1 1045 36.0 621 27 282 563 75 191
1977-78 Game Stats
FLORIDA STATE 83, ROLLINS COLLEGE 59
11/28/77, TALLAHASSEE, FL
NAME GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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Harry Davis f 29 8 14 7 9 23 5 10 15 3 1 2 1 0
Eugene Harris g 20 6 12 2 4 14 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2
Murray Brown 18 2 7 6 8 10 1 4 5 1 0 2 0 0
Hank Mann f 22 4 7 0 2 8 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 0
David Thompson 18 4 5 0 0 8 6 8 14 1 0 2 2 1
Mickey Dillard 20 4 12 0 0 8 0 2 2 3 3 4 2 3
Tony Jackson g 31 3 7 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1
Kris Anderson c 30 3 6 0 0 6 1 1 2 3 0 1 3 1
Jim Smith 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
Donnie Kuhl 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Team 0 2 2
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FSU 5 200 34 71 15 25 83 15 32 47 21 8 15 9 9
Opp 200 21 66 17 23 59 8 31 39 21 3 21 2 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LEO COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SOUTH FLORIDA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SETON HALL |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TEXAS A&M |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| NAVY |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MISSOURI |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| CINCINNATI |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TULANE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MINNESOTA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TULANE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRLEIGH-DICKINSON | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TULANE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINCINNATI | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| LOUISVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LOUIS | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ALABAMA | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SAINT LOUIS |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MEMPHIS STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| UNC-CHARLOTTE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISVILLE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA TECH | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA TECH |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| ORAL ROBERTS |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA TECH |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| LOUISVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| KENTUCKY |